Presenter:
Rev. Tammy Garrett-Williams
with Panel Discussion
Who am I?
What is my purpose here today?
How does this topic relate to the me?
What is my goal here today?
People who wear “Invisible Handcuffs”
IN
Community Corrections
ARE
INCARCERATED
Jail(Diversion)Probation
DOCDepartment of Correction
(Transitional)Parole
CommunityCorrections(ComCor)
Found Guilty
The Board
Non-ResidentialContinual Supervision by
ComCor/Probation
ParoleeContinual Supervision by
DOC/Parole
Acceptance
Between 18 – 19 Century (1788 – 1805) The first
Halfway House was established in London, and
Was developed for neglected and delinquent
children. The ages range was children under 21
with the youngest child being 10 years old. (cited
from NCJRS 50901)
However, when it comes to Colorado we are unsure
of its start time for community corrections, but we
assume it begun in the early 70’s estimated 1974 (see page titled How old…. in your handout)
Ncjrs.gov
Today’s Colorado Halfway House holds
approximately 3k+ offenders annually. The age range varies, from 18 – 62+ years of age.
Colorado currently has over 20+ Community
Corrections Centers.
The general assembly hereby declares that it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain community corrections programs which provide the courts, the department of corrections, and the state board of parole with more flexibility and a broader range of correctional options for offenders under the jurisdiction of such entities. It is the further purpose of this article to increase public safety and promote community-based correctional programming through collaboration between the state of Colorado and local units of government. It is also the purpose of this article to give local units of government the authority to designate the programs, boards, and networks established under this article to address local criminal justice needs with resources other than those appropriated pursuant to this article. http://web.lexisnexis.com/
Modern “Halfway Houses” (Colorado Model) Serve several types of offenders under current
legal jurisdiction ▫Diversion – “halfway in” prison ▫Transition – “halfway out” of prison ▫Condition of Parole ▫Condition of Probation Regulated and funded by the State of
Colorado – Division of Criminal Justice Co-regulated and funded by local community
corrections boards
http://www.colorado.gov/ccjjdir/Resources/Resources/Hando
ut/2013/2013-05-10_CommunityCorrectionsOverview.pdf
Funding Basics State Paid Per Diem - $37.74 ($41.34) DailyRate All programs for basic residential services Differential Per Diem– (various rates) Applied only to specialized programs Offender-Paid Subsistence - $17.00 Daily Rate Actual subsistence (rent) collections - $11-12daily http://www.colorado.gov/ccjjdir/Resources/Resources/Handout/2013/2013
05-10_CommunityCorrectionsOverview.pdf
State funding of $37.34 paid directly to the
Facility is supposed to cover supervision of the
offender. Does include basis needs roof over
their head, food.
Resident payment (Subsistence) of $17.00 is
suppose to be for the resident’s rent. (Does not
include restitution, therapy, medical, etc.)
Over half of residential community correctionsclients were Caucasian, and they were the most likely to succeed
(62%). African Americanclients were the least likely to be successful in
residential community corrections, with only 49% being successfully terminated. However, recidivism rates for these
two groups were very similar. Recidivism rates for Caucasian clients were 16% at one year and
27% at two years, compared to 17% and 28% for African American clients.
Female clients succeeded somewhat more often than men (63% compared to 57%) and had lower
recidivism rates. Women recidivated at rates of 11% after one year and 26% after two years, whereas
the one- and two-year rates for men were 18% and 31%, respectively. http://www.colorado.gov/ccjjdir
Ex-Resident – Wandalynn Grier
Attorney – Whitney Leeds
Family/Friend Support – Sandra Stevens-Little
Empowerment – Mickie Lewis
Outreach Specialist – Nicole Harrison
We will break into groups for about 15 min.
Each group will have 1 leader to gather and ask
questions of our panel.
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The panel is now open